Improvement in horseshoes for marshy ground



s. MILBURY & a. A. KING,

Horseshoes for Marshy Grounds. M44134; Patemdnmmsm.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIon.

SAMUEL MILBURY AND GEORGE A. KlNG, OF OAKLAXD, CALIFORNIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSESHOES FOR MARSHV GROUND.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 147,342, dated February10, 1874; application filed December 16, 1873.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, SAMUEL M ILBURY andGEORGE 'A. KING, both of Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State ofCalifornia, have invented a Horseshoe, of which the following is aspecification:

- The object of our invention is to secure the feet of horses fromsinking into marsh or tule ground and still retain the natural bearingand motion of the foot in walking upon dry ground.

The nature of our invention will be more fully understood by referenceto the accompanying drawing and description.

Figure 1 is a plan view, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation.

A is a horseshoe, having the slotted proj ections 0 and theconnecting-bar E. The hootband D is attached through the slottedprojections G, and is adjustable through the same to allow thecontraction and expansion of the shoe to suit the hoof. It is alsoadjustable by means of the nuts F and G operating upon the screws H, forthe purpose of adjusting the band D to the hoof. The encircling plate 13is at tached at the projections O and the connecting-bar E.

The following is the construction and operation of the shoe: The shoe Ais fitted to the hoof of the horse, then the plate B is placed inthehook ofthe eonneetingbar E, and brought up to a firm bearing, andfirmly attached to the slotted projections U by means of the nuts F andG; at the same time the band 1D is brought down tightly upon thehoof andsecured by the nuts F and G. The connectin g-bar E is brought nearlystraight up at the toe, and curved over to the point of attachment tothe outer plate B in order to allow the motion of the foot in walking tobe natural and easy.

1 do not claim the use of a band over the hoof, or an encircling plateto receive the weight of the horse, as they have been used before; but

\Vhat I claim is The combination of the shoe A, provided with slottedprojections C, with encircling plate B, for the purpose of allowing thecontraction and expansion of the shoe to suit the hoof and to form acentral bearing for the foot upon the plate B, substantially as setforth.

SAMUEL MILBURY. enonen A. KING.

Witnesses:

J. 0. Tom, H. G. MILLlGAN.

